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COX-2 and sPLA2 inhibitory activity of aqueous extract and polyphenols of Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove)

María José AlcarazEvangelina MarreroM. J. AbadGleiby MelchorPaulina BermejoJavier MegíasJanet SánchezAngel VillarA EscobarElizabeth De Armas

subject

PharmacognosyPhospholipases Alaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundPhenolslawDrug DiscoveryPlant BarkHumansPhenolsEnzyme InhibitorsRhizophora mangleFlavonoidsPharmacologyCyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship DrugTraditional medicinebiologyPlant ExtractsChemistryMembrane ProteinsPolyphenolsRhizophoraceaeGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationCyclooxygenase 2Polyphenolvisual_artPlant Barkvisual_art.visual_art_mediumRhizophoraceaeBarkPhytotherapyPhytotherapy

description

The aqueous extract of Rhizophora mangle bark and its polyphenolic fractions showed remarkable in vitro antiinflammatory activity in a preliminary study. The low molecular weight fraction exhibited cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activity while the total aqueous extract and the low molecular weight fraction showed secretory phospholipase A(2) inhibitory activity.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2006.03.009